A simple exactly solvable model is given of the dynamical coupling between a person's classically described perceptions and that person's quantum mechanically described brain. The model is based jointly upon von Neumann's theory of measurement and the empirical findings of close connections between conscious intentions and synchronous oscillations in well separated parts of the brain. A quantum-Zeno-effect-based mechanism is described that allows conscious intentions to influence brain activity in a functionally appropriate way. The robustness of this mechanism in the face of environmental decoherence effects is emphasized.
1. Prologue 2. Acknowledgments 3. Part I: A Tutorial in Quantum Physics 4. 1. Quanta and Fields 5. 2. Quantum Mechanics 6. 3. Quantum Field Theory 7. Part II: Theories of Brain Functioning 8. 4. Classical Theory of the Brain 9. 5. Phusiological Theory of the Brain 10. 6. Dynamical Theory of the Brain 11. Part III: A Quantum Approach to Brain Functioning, Consciousness and Life 12. 7. Quantum Theory of the Brain 13. 8. Quantum Brain Dynamics 14. 9. Quantum Theory of Consciousness 15. Epilogue 16. References 17. Appendices 18. Index